'A major contribution to this is (Kelowna's) pedestrian-friendly and cycle-friendly scoring. On the index, it scored a perfect 10 for both,” says a report ranking green cities.

Cities are both source and victim of the climate crisis. Home to over half the world's population and rising, they create 75 per cent of global CO2 emissions, one report estimates.

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